tween

Definition of tweennext

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Recent Examples of tween In the summer of 2000, four tween friends formed a band called X-Cetra and burned an album onto a few CDs. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026 More than two decades later, the tween magazines may have dwindled, but prom-goers are still shopping in-store. Camilia Fateh, Vogue, 11 May 2026 Adora is the author of an unexpected bestseller of ancient Greek works in translation, and works as a personal tutor to the tween boys of an ultra-wealthy New York couple. John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 Tatum hinted that Everly had inherited her mom and dad’s acting chops, as the tween could be seen getting into character alongside the Blink Twice actor. Lara Walsh, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tween
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Noun
  • On May 18, two armed teenagers entered the Islamic Center of San Diego, killing an armed security guard in a gun battle, then fatally shooting two men cornered in the parking lot, police said.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • Zaya Wade is one stylish teenager!
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • In that year in the United States the number of lost kids had dropped to just over two per hundred.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • Children might get a teepee tent and toys, while older kids might have cards, board games, boogie boards, or a volleyball net.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • No, rest is for the lazy, the Caucasian adolescent, the indolent, the indulgent—until the age of thirty.
    Taiye Selasi, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.
    Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Throughout the fair’s run, youngsters can learn about animals and gardening at the Fair Farm, take selfies with butterflies, root for their favorite fowl in the Great American Duck Races.
    Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
  • Two youngsters hunkered by a small beach fire, holding slender sticks over it.
    Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • In Orange County, the parent of a 14-year-old who allegedly struck and killed an elderly man while riding the same type of e-motorcycle as the Winters juvenile was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
    Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
  • Police did not provide further information about the person, who is a juvenile.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Flesh wounds, fetid moppets, breastmilk-leaking nipples, and sudden gushes of blood make for a Monty Python-style of ribald humor that will alienate and enchant in equal measure.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Jan. 2026
  • With Pixar-wide eyes and a mop of intricately tousled, treacle-brown hair, the young David (voiced by Brandon Engman) presents here as a plucky, intrepid moppet in the typical cartoon-hero mold.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • My younger kiddo loves fruit and yogurt and can pretty much always go for a yogurt parfait.
    Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 7 June 2026
  • The kiddos—who just finished 8th grade and 5th grade, respectively—were also joined by their mother, Shayne, who is Lamas's third child.
    Emma Banks, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Noun
  • This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more.
    Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • For families Children of all ages are welcomed and looked after here—the whimsical Ritz Kids Club offers a plethora of activities (sand sculpture competitions, tennis, marine talks, etc.), playground equipment and a kiddie pool with a slide to keep the younger ones entertained.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.

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